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Meaning of guoxue | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ɡwoʊˈʃweɪ

Definitions

  1. Knowledge of the culture of a country (especially of China).
  2. Sinology; Chinese studies.

Examples

“In recent years, education officials have made a number of proposals, including revising elementary and middle school textbooks to increase the proportion of guoxue, or the study of Chinese culture, and reducing the importance of English on some versions of the gaokao, or university entrance examination, in favor of a greater emphasis on the Chinese language.”

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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